Friends

I was blessed today with wishing a dear friend of mine a happy birthday.

This individual, I have known before I even knew what a “friend” was. We grew up together since he was in diapers.

Every life experience I have had he has known. There is nothing I have done or anywhere I have gone that he doesn’t know about.

The funny part is, I don’t think our minds even conceive the notion of this amazing fact.

As I got off the phone with him, I reminded him how I have always considered him a little brother to me.

I know I am still a young guy and have not been blessed yet with old wisdom aside from what my grandfather teaches me on a daily basis….but I do know this…

Take a moment every once and a while…play a song that brings you back to your childhood….close your eyes and allow it to rejuvenate those people and places you have been that mean the most to you.

When you come back to reality, go through your phone, facebook, etc., and if you still have those in your life you did when you first began. Let me inform you, you do not have the choice to be their friend. They’re borderline family. Chances are they care very much about you. Chances are there has been a number of instances you have been there for them you have forgotten about and vice versa.

Those who know who you are in my life that have been there from the start…I truly love you, care about you, and think about you when I think about some of the best days in my life.

To you newly acquired friends…hold on tight. We are creating a friendship that will last a lifetime.